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Kinn sentenced to 52 years for murder, kidnapping, sexual assault

Kevin Binkley
Kevin Binkley July 23, 1979 - June 25, 2017 HAGALI TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Kevin Binkley, 37, Puposky, Minn., died Sunday, June 25, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a time of sharing at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 29, at Olson-Schwartz...
 June 26, 2017 - 9:28pm
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Minn. counties prepare for the worst over tax mistake that could cost them millions
POLK COUNTY, Minn.—A big oil company says they're owed millions and millions of dollars and it could be up to local counties to make it right....
 News June 26, 2017 - 8:36am
Man found dead in Mississippi River
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies on Monday afternoon, June 26, pulled the body of an unidentified man from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Deputies responded about 4 p.m. to a report of a possible body in the water near the Washington Avenue bridge, according...
 News June 26, 2017 - 9:48pm
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Bemidji woman reported missing
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Chelsea Ari Anita Batchelder, 26. Police say she...
 News/local June 26, 2017 - 3:39pm
Kinn sentenced to 52 years for murder, kidnapping, sexual assault
BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji man who kidnapped and raped a 5-year-old girl after killing the child’s babysitter was sentenced to 52 years in prison...
 News/local June 26, 2017 - 3:25pm
These images show Steven Dishman, left, after his sentencing in December 1984, and after his arrest Sunday, June 25. (Images courtesy Arkansas Department of Corrections)
Inmate caught in Arkansas after 32 years on the lam
An Arkansas prison escapee who eluded the authorities for more than 30 years was taken into custody at a home in a quiet neighborhood in Springdale,...
 News June 26, 2017 - 7:59pm
Members of the public gather for the Crosby City Council session Monday. Zach Kayser/Brainerd Dispatch
Crosby avoids repeat of mayor ejection incident
CROSBY—The Crosby City Council Monday managed to find a workaround so Mayor Jim Hunter wouldn't have to be kicked out of a meeting for...
 News June 26, 2017 - 11:34pm
No guarantees in process of identifying human remains
GRAND FORKS — When two fishermen came across human skeletal remains June 10 along the eastern banks of the Red River, everyone wondered: Who is it? Finding out could be a process that takes days, weeks, months, years or decades, according to University of North Dakota forensic...
 News June 26, 2017 - 7:04pm
Norma Darlene Schoonover
Norma Darlene Schoonover Norma Darlene Schoonover, 91, died at home on Friday, June 23, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Darlene was born...
 June 26, 2017 - 9:38pm
Crime report for June 23-25
Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Friday-Sunday: Accident 1:55 p.m. Sunday. Deputies assisted...
 News June 26, 2017 - 5:12pm
A moose is seen with a tracking collar in May 2013 in Northeastern Minnesota. (Minnesota DNR photo)
Parasites, infections, wolves taking toll on northeast MN moose
DULUTH. Minn. — Wolves, parasites, infections and other health problems continue to be the largest killers of moose in northeastern Minnesota,...
 News June 26, 2017 - 8:22pm
Chisholm man pleads guilty in trapping case
DULUTH, Minn. — One of two Chisholm men admitted Monday, June 26, to his role in what authorities said was one of the state's largest trapping...
 News June 26, 2017 - 9:00pm
Dana T. Canty
Dana T. Canty Nov. 21, 1951 - June 21, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Dana T. Canty, 65, Minneapolis, formerly Bena, Minn., died Wednesday, June 21, from cancer. A memorial will be from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Bena Community Center. Arrangements by Chilson Funeral Home Winstead.
 June 26, 2017 - 9:28pm
Jeff Reed signs an autograph for Ethan Shull on Sunday during intermission on Kids Night at Bemidji Speedway. (Dennis Peterson | Special to the Pioneer)
AUTO RACING: Speedway hosts Kids Night
BEMIDJI—Sunday was Kids Night at Bemidji Speedway, and the grandstand was packed with race fans. Racers donated bikes, scooters, T-shirts,...
 sports June 26, 2017 - 5:19pm
uthorities inspect the boat where a Glenwood City woman was found dead and two men were found sickened in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Courtesy photo / St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
1 dead, 2 treated after apparent CO poisoning during weekend boating excursion
ST. JOSEPH, Wis. — A St. Croix County woman died from an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday, June 25, after she and two others...
 News June 26, 2017 - 3:44pm

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